Dick Barlow
Richard Gorton Barlow
Born: 28 May 1851, Barrow Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire
Died: 31 July 1919, Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Dick Barlow
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium
Other: Umpire
Test Debut: England v Australia at Melbourne, 1st Test, 1881/82
Last Test: England v Australia at Sydney, 2nd Test, 1886/87
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 17 30 4 591 62 22.73 0 2 14 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2456 325 767 34 22.55 7-40 3 0 72.2 1.87
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1871 - 1891)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 351 608 64 11217 117 20.61 4 39 268 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 43468 13799 950 14.52 9-39 66 14 45.7 1.90
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
Umpiring Record:
Only Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1899
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It is perhaps apt that Dick Barlow, whose life revolved around
cricket, should be immortalised in one of the best known of cricket
poems. Francis Thompson wrote nostalgically:-
.."As the run-stealers flicker to and fro,
To and fro,
O my Hornby and my Barlow long ago",
Barlow immersed himself in the game from boyhood, going on to play 20
years for Lancashire, and continuing at lower levels of cricket into
his sixties. He was also a highly respected umpire who officiated in a
single Test in 1899. As a batsman he was known above all for his defence,
going well forward to almost every delivery. His judgment of
length was excellent, and although easy to restrict, he was hard to
dismiss. However his partnership with AH Hornby produced runs
at a reasonable pace, although on one famous occasion the
score at the fall of the first wicket read 45/1, Hornby 45, Extras 1,
Barlow 0*. Barlow was also a superb bowler, slow-medium
left arm with immaculate length, clever variation, and a good eye for
batsmen's weaknesses. He took a wicket with his first ball in
first-class cricket, taking 950 more over the next 20 years at an
average of 14.67.
He toured Australia three times, playing in every match on each occasion,
and he also played against Australia seven times at home. Although
his highest Test score was only 62, Barlow played several valuable
defensive innings in difficult circumstances. As a bowler he
was more successful; his 7/44 at Manchester in 1886 was a match
winning performance. Playing for North of England against the
Australian tourists in 1884 he took 10 wickets in the match, and then
made a superb hundred (one of only four first-class centuries in his
career) against Spofforth at his best. For the Players in the same
year he captured a remarkable hat-trick of Gentlemen - WG, Shuter
and Read falling to successive deliveries.
Close to the end of his life Barlow was quoted in the Manchester Guardian as
saying:
"I don't think any cricketer has enjoyed his cricketing career better
than I have done, and if I had my time to come over again I should
certainly be what I have been all my life - a professional cricketer" (DL, 2000).
Last Updated: Friday, 18-Oct-2002 00:46:15 GMT
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